Asset declaration: Guan Eng tops 'income' list
Published: Today 12:18 pm | Modified: Today 1:35 pm
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Details on the incomes of Pakatan Harapan and Parti Warisan Sabah lawmakers, who have declared their assets to MACC, have been published on the commission's website.
MACC said it would publish the full details after “technical problems” are resolved.
At present, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng tops the list with an income of RM86,464.92, followed by Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Saifuddin Nasution at RM77,629.68 and Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad with RM75,861.57.
The list was updated at 12pm.
It is not made clear whether this is their sole income, or joint income with their families.
For Lim, the website stated that his wife and children have also declared their assets. Whereas for Mahathir, only his wife Dr Siti Hasmah Ali has declared.
Mahathir's son Mukhriz, who is also the Kedah menteri besar, is among the 77 Harapan MPs yet to declare their assets.
Based on past cabinet salary figures and the 10 percent pay cuts Mahathir announced early in his administration, the prime minister pulls in an estimated monthly salary of RM20,543.99.
Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail is in the ninth spot with an income of RM59,048.33. It states that her declaration also includes that of her husband, PKR president-elect Anwar Ibrahim.
The couple's daughter Nurul Izzah is not on the list.
Based on past cabinet salary figures and the 10 percent pay cut Mahathir announced early in his administration, the prime minister pulls in an estimated monthly salary of RM20,543.99.
The deputy prime minister's estimated monthly salary is RM16,351.33, while ministers earn about RM13,416.48 a month.
The website contains 48 names. There are no details for two of the names on the list - Minister in the Prime Minister's Department P Waythamoorthy and Kluang MP Wong Shu Qi.
Twenty out of 30 lawmakers with government posts have declared their assets.
By party, 20 out of 42 DAP MPs have made declarations, PKR 17 out of 50, Bersatu four out of 13, Amanah three out of 11, and Warisan two out of eight.
